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package com.asakusafw.dag.runtime.adapter;

/**
 * An abstract super interface of combining operations.
 * @param <T> the combining type
 * @since 0.4.0
 */
public interface ObjectCombiner<T> extends KeyExtractor<T> {

    /**
     * Merges the right object into the left one.
     * @param a the target object
     * @param b the object to be merged
     */
    void combine(T a, T b);
}
